Helping all become one with God

ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA PARISH - MONCHES & NORTH LAKE September 2017

Nurturing Your Spiritual Life

By Christine Slowinski, Director of Evangelization & Stewardship

I don’t know where I first heard it, but this statement

has stayed with and influenced me: Either you are moving

forward in your spiritual life or you are moving backward.

There is no “staying in the same place.” These words really

kicked me in the pants as a reminder that we should never

be sa#sfied with “neutral” in growing and praising God.

This fall, there are mul#ple ways for you to go deeper

in your rela#onship with the Lord.

Catholic ID Small Groups

Led by Chris Slowinski at her home on Be$e Ann Drive

(about 5 minutes from the North Lake church). This small

group will move through a process that emphasizes the

amazing love of our Lord and the habits of discipleship.

There is an accompanying book, Encounter Christ, wri$en

by staff from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee which

accentuates the experience. The first gathering will give

you a sample of Catholic ID—then you can decide if it’s a

good fit.

First Catholic ID Small Group Gathering

October 3, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Held 8 - 10 weeks with possible breaks for Christmas

Email: chris@s!eresaofcalcu!a.org

Small Group Scripture Study

This group will be led by the husband and wife team of

Terry and Marilyn Horst; it will meet at their home. Marilyn

is a trained small group leader and Terry is a new member

of our Pastoral Council. They will lead small group

discussions, prayers and reflec#on about the Gospel, and

perhaps other readings, for the upcoming weekend. Open

to anyone who would like to meet new people and re-

engage with the Mass.

First “Come and See” Small Group Scripture Study

October 10, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Held 7 weeks before Advent

Email: thorstmmhorst@wi.rr.com

October: Month of the Rosary

The final appearance of our Blessed Mother to three

children in Fa#ma, Portugal, happened 100 years ago on

October 13.

Join parishioner Jacyntha Shaw as she shares this

amazing story, her personal witness and devo#on to the

Blessed Mother.

Sun., Oct. 1, 10:45 a.m. in North Lake church

Rosary will follow

Other Rosary Opportunities, Sundays in October

Before 8 a.m. Mass at North Lake

A&er 9:30 a.m. Mass at North Lake

Before 10:30 a.m. Mass at Monches

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship

Faithful ci#zenship is not a voter’s guide or a scorecard

of issues. Rather, it is a reflec#on of Church teachings in

order to assess poli#cal pla'orms, campaigns and other

significant issues. Rob Shelledy, Diocesan Social Jus"ce

Director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, will offer

resources from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

and Wisconsin Catholic Conference to help us consider our

role as faithful ci#zens.

Thursday, Oct. 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Clare Hall

Refreshments will be served

Honor Flight Network

Local vets who have gone on the Honor Flight will talk

about their experiences which took them on one-day

excursions from their home town to Washington D.C. In

addi#on, veterans in a$endance will be honored and are

invited to bring memorabilia from their #me in service to

the Chris#an Forma#on Office, beginning October 15.

Items will be displayed the evening of the event.

Thursday, November 9, 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Clare Hall

Refreshments will be served

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Save the Date for Fr. Bill’s Retirement Gathering: Dec. 10

Fr. Bill’s last day with our parish is December 31, 2017. To

thank him for all of his pastoral dedica!on, an open house

is scheduled for December 10, beginning at 1 p.m. at

Rus!c Manor on Hwy. 83 (the barn and parking lot). More

details will be forthcoming.

Fr. Bill has worn many hats during his time as our pastor.

Join us for the 12th annual

Holiday Shopping Bazaar

Sun., Nov. 5 2017 9 am to 1 pm

North Lake Parish Center

Get a head start on your Christmas shopping

Crafters - Vendors- Artists Coffee Bar, Concessions and Raffles

Proceeds will benefit Work Camp Mission Trip to Green Bay in June 2018

Blessing of the Animals To honor St. Francis of Assisi

Wed., October 4 at 6:05 p.m. St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish

North Lake location

Following Grade School Classes

You and your beloved pets are invited to join us

for the blessing of the animals

2017 Women of Christ

JOY: Consider it all

Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 am to 5 pm

At the Washington County Park

$35 per !cket if registering as a group

Speakers include Jeff Cavins, Fr. Larry Richards

and Donna Marie Cooper-O’Boyle

Mass Celebrated by Archbishop Jerome Listecki

PLUS Adoration, Confessions, Eucharistic

Procession

Contact Chris with ques!on or to register:

chris@s"eresaofcalcu"a.org

Car-pooling will be offered

Please welcome these new parishioners to St.

Teresa of Calcu#a Parish

(since late March to current date)

Cheryl and Dolores Brown

Stephen and Debra Casper

Rebecca Ginter

Kari and Anthony Graziano

with Reese and Kennedy

New parishioners con!nued on Page 4

September 2017

Dear faithful parishioners of St. Teresa of Calcu!a,

In three short months St. Teresa of Calcu!a will say goodbye to Fr. Bill Stanfield, a loyal leader who’s

been pastor for more than five years. While Fr. Bill is most deserving of a relaxing and prayerful re#rement, we

are very sad to see him leave.

Transi#ons, such as when a priest leaves a parish, can cause a certain amount of anxiety and concern

for parishioners. We may feel uncomfortable with change and we worry how the transi#on will impact our

own daily lives. Plans are in place to make the transi#on as smooth as possible, and while change will

undoubtedly feel uncomfortable at #mes, our hope is to make this change as seamless as possible.

To help with this transi#on, Deacon Allen Olson will serve as the Pastoral Associate at St. Teresa of

Calcu!a, and in this posi#on, will handle the day-to-day administra#ve du#es that Fr. Bill oversaw. Deacon

Olson most recently was the Middle School Religion and Music Teacher at St. Charles Parish School in

Hartland. He was ordained a deacon in 2012. He’s been a parishioner of St. Teresa of Calcu!a since 1981 and

he was married at this parish in 1985. Deacon Allen and his wife Ellen have six adult children.

Fr. Bill’s re#rement also comes as St. Teresa of Calcu!a in North Lake and Monches and St. Charles in

Hartland will be united as a cluster by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The defini#on of a “cluster of parishes”

is having two or more separate churches under the pastoral guidance of one pastor. Unfortunately, the idea of

having one pastor oversee one parish is no longer sustainable and, with this new reality, we must look ahead

at how best to minister to our parishioners and parishes. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has many clusters

within the ten coun#es it serves and now St. Teresa and St. Charles will be one of them.

While Deacon Olson will serve as the daily administrator and preside over Communion Service at St.

Teresa on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8 am, Fr. Patrick Behling and I will preside over Masses

at the church on Tuesdays and Thursdays and on the weekends with assistance from other priests. We are

hard at work on a weekend Mass schedule that accommodates the needs of both our parishes.

Deacon Olson will shadow Fr. Bill for the next three months to learn the different aspects of his new

pastoral associate role.

We all want answers on how this new cluster will operate having two priests oversee three churches.

I’m asking for your prayers and your pa#ence as we embark on this new arrangement. We will have more

answers as we examine the processes now in place at the parishes and decide how to run opera#ons more

efficiently.

I trust you will join me in welcoming Deacon Allen Olson to

this new role and lending your support wherever needed. As I heard

from parishioners at the St. Teresa Parish Picnic last summer, I truly

believe that St. Teresa and St. Charles will be “be!er together.”

God Bless,

Fr. Ken Omernick

New Cluster Leader

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New parishioners con!nued from Page 2

Heather and David Junke

with Oliver

Kelly Kamuchey

Ashley Kraemer and Dus!n

Masters

Connie and Thomas Miazga

Constance and Daniel Reddy

Michael and Jean Schawaluk

Lana and John Silke

Therese and Geri Standridge

with Juno

Mary Stearns with Lauren and

Natalie

Pa"y Storm

Patricia and John Walter

Welcome to all these beau!ful children who were

Bap!zed (since March 2017):

Stella Rae Koehler Juno Luna Ann Standridge

Logan James Kamuchey Evere" Jeffrey Rierdon

Malakai Joseph Kamuchey Eliana Eve Scholl

Aubree Ella Raasch Magdalena Wagner

Andrew Patrick Brooks Drake Reese Mannix Graziano

Blake, Hannah and Logan Malack Imogen Daisy Bolin

Congratula!ons to these couples married in Christ in

2017 (January to current date)

Joseph and Krista Harkin

Brandon and Ashley Born

Joseph and Kelly Zano$

Jonathan and Kasteny Gorman

Vacation Bible School

Spring & Summer @ Our Parish

Work Camp

Feast Day Mass and Potluck Picnic

Parish Festival

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Christian Formation

By Jennifer Ishizaki, Confirmation & Grade School Coordinator

Chris an Forma on is excited for our 2017/18 school

year. The theme this year is Living as Missionary Disciples.

We will talk to our students about how their ac ons reflect

on not only themselves, but on those who know they are

Catholic. We will show them what it means to be good

Catholics by helping others and trea ng others as we want

to be treated.

We have an amazing team of catechists to help us

develop our children’s faith and help their parents guide

them to be strong Catholics. Our catechists this year are:

Jenny Bartz, Donna Brooks, Greg Budzien, Tom Carroll,

Jean Gales, Chris!ne Gimler, Jill Gosse, Stephanie Haizel,

Jessica Henschel, Shellie Javier, Maria Kea!ng, Angie

McNeil, Emily Ne"esheim, Rosie Pope, Lucas Rowe, Ginny

Schwerm, Jaclyn Smith and Billy Theama.

In addi on, we have been blessed this year with a

generous dona on from the estate of Sandi Hora. With it,

we purchased several items to enhance our classroom

se#ngs. We updated the prayer tables with new table

cloths to help students see the liturgical colors of the year.

Also, beau ful crosses have been purchased on which saint

sacramental medals can be hung; this will assist in our focus

on a different saint

each month.

Children will learn

about and share

new informa on

about our beau ful

Catholic Saints. The

dona on also

allowed us to buy

new advent wreaths

to aid in our

celebra on of

Advent.